The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-14
CELEBRATED WILL CASE.
THE SUPREME COURT sUsTAINa
THE DIXON WILL.

n tamouS CaSe-Fat Fees or Counsel
Decision in Railroad Case - Mai
Wrenn's Deniel-New District Clerb
ppointed-Leggett's Last Chance.
ATLANTA, GA, June 13.-The celebrato
Dixon will case was decided in the Suprem
Court to-day, the Judgment of the court be
low, sustaining the will. affirmed. The
caveators made a motion for rehearing be
cause the death of Chief Justice jackson
terminated the court before which the cas-.
was argued, and they were entitled to a full
bench. II the court should be un
favorable TO the motion they askes
a suspension of the decision unit
the Legislature could pass a bill providing
for rehearing. This motion was overrule<
in an opinion delivered by Justice Hall
Justice Bleckley did not join in an opinion
becase not on the bench when the case WA
heard. David Dixon, of Hancock county
one of the wealthiest Georgia planters, who
till his death, lived with negro woman, /
former slave, as a concubine, at his deatl
willed the bulk of his vast fortune--nearl,
&s00,000-to bastard daughter
Amanda, born of Julia, the concubina
and her children by Charles Eubanks
white man, deceased, as heirs at law. 4
brother and sister of Dixon, and descend
ants, filed a caveat objecting TO the probati
OF the will, because procured by false reprs
sentation as to the paternity Of Amandi
and her children, and because against pub
lie morals and policy. The vii
was admitted TO probate, which tr
Superior Court sustained. Supreme Cour
held against both objections to the probab
nf tba will tbaxr
evidence of the paternity Of Amanda an,
her children and refusing to entertain TIN
question OF public morals as not a matte
for the court to determine II In reporte,
that the lawyers for the propounding, Judg
w. NJ. Reese, Mr. Milt Reese and Mr.. Seal
Reese, will divide S40,0 i'm fees. Only on
other decision was handed down, w. n
Brimberry VS.. Savannah, Florida and Wes
tern railroad; Mitchell. Decision lowe
court affirmed.
CANDIDATES FOR JUDGEsHIP.
There are a number of applicants for tn
vacant County Judgeship of Wilkes county
caused by the death of c. K. Wingtield
Prominent among the candidates are J. II
Barnett, W. NJ SENS and w. F. Toonbs.
LEGGETT's ONLY CHANCE.
William Clifton is here TO urge the com
mutation OF Leggett's sentence. He ha
filed papers, including petition signed bI
the Sheriff, Clerk Of Court, Coroner, Jailer
and a County School Commissioner a
Tattnall. He was unable to see the Cover
nor, who is attending commencement a
Dahlonega, but he returns tomorrow night
Mr.. Clifton will remain till he sees thu
Governor, but is not very sanguine.
MIR. wRENN DENIES.
B. W. Wrenn denies to the MORNING
NEWS reporter that there is any foundation
for the report that he had resigned thi
office of General Passenger Agent of th
East Tennessee to go to the Central.
NEW DISTRICT CLERK.
A. +. Buck, for fourteen years Clerk
the United States Circuit and District Couri
here, rendered his resignation of the Distrid
clerkship this morning. In open court thh
afternoon, Judge Newman announced tn
appointment of II. G. Hamilton, of Dalton
the one-armed Clerk Of the Superior Cour
of Whitfield. Mr.. Back will retain tn
Circuit clerkship.
A POLICE SENSATION,
At a meeting of the Police Commission
tonight Commissioner Stephens read lettee
from Albert Chisholm, a gambler, making
application for the return OF a set Of gaming
tools seized some time ago. He alleged ths
Lee Smith, a well-known sporting man, haA
ItItuLly OIusi lIolIl lttDt. ILuH
lish, chairman of the commission, on Chic
Connolly for the delivery Of certaii
set Of gaming tools seized from
him, and that Nix, striker for Smith, has
gone to the station, where the confiscated
tools were kept, and picked out such as wer
wanted He thought he ought to be treates
equally as well. The communication raise<
some excitement, Messrs English and Con
molly denying its statement and denouncins
the writer OF the letter, and Nix, Mr.
English said, had never given such an order
that all the confscated tools were yet in th'
station locked up, and the business was pm
up job TO attack him and the Chief for tn
war they had made on the gamblers.
The grand jury to-day indicted j. K
Woodward, editor of the Working World
the organ of the Knights Of Labor, fol
criminal libel, growing out Of the publica
tion that certain policemen had cruellJ
whipped children at the station house.